The test sample is then divided along the same boundaries so that the variance measured by the calculated Chi Square will be low for data distributed like the control, and high for samples distributed differently. The algorithm divides the control sample into bins of variable size to that each bin has the same number of events, so that the bin to bin variability in the control sample is negligible.
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This algorithm has been shown to detect small differences between two populations and it does so in a quantitative way. This algorithm is still in FlowJo largely as a legacy.Ĭhi Squared (T(x)) 3-5 : The FlowJo Chi Squared comparison is related to the Cox Chi Square 6 approach, but with modified binning such that it minimizes the maximal expected variance, referred to as probability binning. In fact the KS test will erroneously report that two halves of the same population (every other cell makes up one of the halves while the cells in between make up the other half) are distinct. With so many events involved, the probability that there is a difference in at least one bin large enough to indicate a 99% confidence interval that the two samples are different is extremely high. tens of thousands to millions of events). In flow cytometry, we compare values of much higher magnitude (e.g. NOTE: This statistic is ideal for comparing differences in small populations (e.g. For a detailed look at the algorithm, go here.
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The KS test creates a cumulative distribution of the two populations being compared, and looks for the maximum difference between them. In other words, it states a confidence interval for the assertion that the two populations are NOT drawn from a common distribution. Kolmogorov-Smirnov (K-S): An algorithm commonly used to determine the confidence interval with which one can make the assertion that two univariate histograms are different. For really nice clean data, there should be almost no difference between the two methods. Overall what is called the SED method in FlowJo is superior to the Overton method because it factors in some safety precautions for data artifacts. By estimating the shape of the positive population, the algorithm is less likely to create a poor fit because of noisy data. The ENS also estimates the probability distribution function of the positive population, and aligns it to the data using the point of maximum difference between samples. One bin with a large number of cells would cause the algorithm to normalize one of the tube to this large number and make the scales very different. This protects the user from bad normalization due to an outlier bin with a extraordinarily large number of events in it, usually due to a data artifact on the edges of the scale. The difference between ENS and Overton normalization is that the control and test algorithms are normalized so that they have the same area. What we’ve put in FlowJo is essentially the Enhanced Normalization Subtraction Method (ENS) which is very similar to the SED (it lacks a correction factor). A detailed overview of the algorithm can be found here, though the SED method has never been published. Super-Enhanced Dmax Subtraction (SED): A sophisticated algorithm developed by Bruce Bagwell to compute percent positives when comparing histograms with improved normalization and population estimation compared to Overton. The Overton method then subtracts the control data from the comparison tube and counts the number of events that remain per bin, labeling these “positive”. This puts the data on roughly the same scale (0 – 100%) while preserving features.
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The process for normalization in the Overton method is to find the mode (the bin that has the most cells in it) of each tube and divide the data from that tube by that value. It is popular because it is easy to understand and works reasonably well. Overton cumulative histogram subtraction 1: The algorithm created by Roy Overton subtracts histograms on a channel-by-channel basis to provide a percent of positive cells. This can be visualized in one dimension as a histogram. Two algorithms (Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Probability Binning) are used to determine the statistical difference between samples.Īll of these methods begin by ‘binning’ the data – counting the number of events that fall into discreet ranges. Two algorithms (Overton and SED) are used to calculate the percentage of positive cells found in the sample (not in the control).
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A more detailed explanation of the algorithms in the Population Comparison platformįlowJo’s comparison platforms support four different comparison algorithms.